Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H6513: Relief/Max Giannikos/City of Clearwater
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Provides relief of Maximus Giannikos by City of Clearwater; provides for appropriation to compensate Maximus Giannikos for injuries sustained as result of negligence of City of Clearwater; provides limitation on payment of compensation & attorney fees. CLAIM: Indeterminate
What the bill says
An act for the relief of Maximus Giannikos by the City of Clearwater; providing for an appropriation to compensate Maximus Giannikos for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of the City of Clearwater; providing a limitation on the payment of compensation and attorney fees; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, October 30, 2025:
An act for the relief of Maximus Giannikos by the City of Clearwater; providing for an appropriation to compensate Maximus Giannikos for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of the City of Clearwater; providing a limitation on the payment of compensation and attorney fees; providing an effective date. WHEREAS, in the early evening of May 28, 2019, then 16-9 year-old Maximus Giannikos and his family were on vacation in Clearwater, visiting from Cape Town, South Africa, when, shortly after their arrival, Maximus Giannikos, his sister, and her husband left their hotel located near the northwest corner of the intersection of Gulf to Bay Boulevard and U.S. Highway 19 and walked to the nearby Clearwater Mall to eat dinner and shop for beach supplies, and WHEREAS, the electronic traffic and pedestrian control devices located at the Gulf to Bay Boulevard and U.S. Highway 19 intersection were operated and maintained by the City of Clearwater, and had a documented history of malfunctioning from time to time, and WHEREAS, the interchange where U.S. Highway 19 intersects with Gulf to Bay Boulevard is a significant, high-volume transportation corridor where U.S. 19 goes over Gulf to Bay Boulevard with service ramps, and is a complex design requiring HB 6513 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb6513-00 Page 2 …
Sponsors
- Berfield, Kimberly (R, HD-058) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- : Referred to Judiciary Committee
- : Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H6513?
- H6513 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Relief/Max Giannikos/City of Clearwater.
- What does H6513 do?
- In its own words: An act for the relief of Maximus Giannikos by the City of Clearwater; providing for an appropriation to compensate Maximus Giannikos for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of the City of Clearwater; providing a limitation on the payment of compensation and attorney fees; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H6513?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H6513?
- Berfield, Kimberly (R, HD-058).
- Where is the official record for H6513?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/6513
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